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Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced
On May 5, the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) was reintroduced in Congress. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard...
Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife
In April, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule...
Executive Order Opens America’s Forests to Unchecked Logging
On March 1, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production,” to massively accelerate and...
Colorado Cracks Down on Wildlife Trafficking
In May, Colorado enacted SB25-168, the nation’s most comprehensive state law to combat wildlife trafficking. The law is unique among...
Marine Science Cast Adrift as Agency Staff Tossed Overboard
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, within the Department of Commerce, is among a host of federal agencies with science-based...
Torching Local Efforts to Prevent Barn Fires
AWI has reported extensively on barn fires, which subject hundreds of thousands of animals to horrific deaths each year. To...
Fed Bill Aims to Force-Feed States with Factory Farm Products
As Iowa state lawmakers seek to shut down scrutiny of the state’s abundant factory farms, one of their US senators is...
Georgia Joins List of States that Include Pets in Protection Orders
In surveys of domestic violence survivors, as many as 48 percent have indicated that they delayed leaving a dangerous situation...
Another OSHA Fine Spotlights SeaWorld Safety Issues
A SeaWorld Orlando trainer was injured while handling an orca in the park’s medical pool in September 2024. The injury...
Rising Tide of US Opposition to Octopus Farming
Efforts to protect octopuses from commercial farming continue, with legislation proposed this year in several states to prohibit octopus farming...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Farmed Animals
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AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number...
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number of species...